hack
From LSJ
παρθενικὴν δὲ γαμεῖν, ἵνα ἤθεα κεδνὰ διδάξῃς → take thee a maiden to wife, and teach her ways of discretion
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
See horse. Met., of one who writes. A miserable hack: P. ὄλεθρος γραμματεύς (Dem. 269). Wound: P. and V. τραῦμα, τό. Blow: P. and V. πληγή, ἡ. v. trans. Cut: P. and V. τέμνειν, κόπτειν, V. ῥαχίζειν. Hack in pieces: P. and V. διατέμνειν, V. κρεοκοπεῖν, ἀρταμεῖν; see also mangle.
